Nothing Ear (1) & (2): The Audiophile's Perspective
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2024
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00:00 Intro
00:58 Disclaimers
• Why you SHOULDN'T trus...
02:11 The Nothing brand
03:05 Nothing Ear (1)
05:39 Nothing Ear (2)
05:55 Pre-update
06:53 Post-update
09:11 TL;DW
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I was waiting for crinacle to post something new but there he goes posting nothing
Nothing is more stale than joking about nothing.
Lol, you guys know nothing?
😂
@@TinchoX garbage
He talks about nothing twice!
Maybe the Nothing CEO would be open to reacting to this video since he seems pretty open in his channel.
I was thinking the same would be hilarious 😂
Highly doubt that he would react to something fairly negative and hyper critical as this... even though he seems open he is very smart about what he reacts... Would be dope if he did
he reacts to phones and phone reviews because he knows more about phones than headphones. he would not have any idea what crin is talking about
@@liiou4445crin could teach him tho, so the ear 3s might even be good
@@baldrickthesphereofamusementalmost no CEO would gladly and publicly admit their product is terrible and needs someone else to help improve the next generation
Can't believe someone managed to tune Harman^2.
🤣
All hail nothing. They be the true gods of tuning
i would love a etymotic^2
In theory it works. Harman is a good standard? Twice that, twice better!
Tune by harman is good, but nothing is tune. Nothing is nothing
Babe wake up, Crinacle posted a video 👀
I want him to sit on me 😲😍😍
harman² tuning is such an odd phrase i never expected to hear today
Haven't watched the channel in a while and stumbled upon this video. Damn boii the cinematography is nice now. Lovely seeing you getting better and better at this !
MY FATHER!
Finally I think that i found the type of reviews/analysis that I was looking for. i can note the passion in the content, that is awesome for me and probably for all the viewers. Thanks a lot :)
I've had the Ear(2) for about a month now, and it seems to be going well. I skipped the Ear(1) after hearing about the many, many issues and replacements, as well as the price hike. I was interested in the design, but I knew to stay away from them until at least another generation. When I got the Ear(2), I was a bit disappointed with the sound (as I'm used to my good old 7506s), but as soon as I updated it and changed it to the flat EQ, they instantly got much better. I think they sound fine, honestly, and I just love the transparent plastic. I would prefer is they supported iPhone Hi-Res Bluetooth, but that just might not be possible right now. Overall, pretty solid, especially in environments with some background noise, but nowhere near audiophile quality.
At least they're marginally better than EarPods.
The mention « at launch » can be used on the buds 2 pro too, now you can easily find it for less than 100$
It's the other way around with nothing.
They released it at 100$ and then bumped the price to 150$.
I don't know how much they cost right now.
Unlike Sony, Samsung doesn't allow you to replace a missing bud. I'm not sure if it's changed but this is probably the only reason why I bought the older XM3
they only work well on android if you have a samsung
Really appreciate this upload. Could you consider covering more wireless IEMs? I’ve noticed there’s a lot of people asking for this in your comment sections. As you know, the bluetooth earbuds (in-ear) market has exploded over recent years. There’s an incredible amount of misinformation and misunderstanding floating around. I guess the same could be said for any audio products.
I hope you can consider measuring the bigger releases, focusing on the premium products. I’ve seen you do this with Galaxy Buds, AirPods Pro and Sony’s XM series, for example. I hope you consider keeping a closer eye on this market and covering these every so often. It is incredibly appreciated as there’s too much junk to sift through and not enough reliable sources to get objective info like measurement data, for example.
A great example is Technics AZ80 and JBL Tour Pro 2. I saw your measurement for an older Technics wireless IEM (AZ70) and they don’t seem all that good. We are very curious to know if Technics has changed their tuning as this is an extremely solid earbud in all other categories. But I can’t find measurements anywhere for these. 0DiBi has a video and measurements for JBL Tour Pro 2 and they look amazing. Tuned to Harman and the in-app EQ is God tier. I rarely see an in app EQ with so many bands (10?) but also allows you to move any band left or right changing the center frequency to boost or cut! Just amazing. So with their straightforward and smooth tuning, an EQ like this seems that it would be possible to tweak the signature as you please. Really interested to hear educated opinions on this pair. Unfortunately, 0DiBi’s video is in Korean with no English subtitles, for now. A shame.
You should definitely do more true wireless iems. Big market.
I heard most of the top ones.
So far the momentum 3 (after new update and new personal setting via series of audio tests) is top sounding followed by Nuratrue Pro (personalized setting with some slight eq fixes in the app). Please revisit the momentum 3 with your own personal setting (doing the audio tests).
Edit: The Status 3anc (audiophile signature mode) is arguably the top sounding one too.
Have you heard the Noble Audio Fokus Mystique? I’d rank that as a top one.
The sennheiser momentum 3 uses the same drivers as the IE600 and IE900. Most technically capable tws iems.
I have the Galaxy Buds2 and absolutely love the things.
have you heard about the apple airpods pro? they are a bit of a unknown niche brand, but they could make it big in the industry!
Yeah for reviews to be useful, there needs to be a reference point - a review for something many people have tried.
I was hyped to try the Ear(2), but they sounded thin and odd to me. After a LOT of testing I came to the conclusion that they simply don’t fit in my ear. They just fall out all the time, no matter what plug I’m using.. They’re too shallow for me. Since they don’t fit my personal ear shape, the crucial to sound seal isn’t air tight, and the whole sound experience is thrown out the window… If I manually force them into my ears and keep them there, they sound pretty alright, and I can get an idea of what they actually are designed to sound like.
I bought the nothing ear 1 before I got into good sound and it helped me very much appreciate good sound after switching from them.
The fact that i haven't seen an Anker Soundcore on your channel makes me quiver in fear what your take would be about them. 😂
I bought the ear1 back in late 2021 and sold them 1.5 years later. I liked the design and the anc was good too. But the sound was worse than some free headphones you get with a phone sometimes. Luckily, the hype for them is still there and so someone was willing to pay 120€, 20€ more than what I paid for
Can't be that bad if you had them for almost 2 years.
@@bubbabousky3857 Maybe, maybe he didn't care that much.
im interested, Lennart why did you keep them for 2 years?
They really need autoeq, with that they don't sound too bad
The free headset that was included in the S10+ was awesome. Even Crinacle gave it minor props considering it's price point. Remember it was right around the time Samsung bought AKG
@@Eustres like you said, I didnt care that much. Having wireless headphones that worked fine was sufficient to me at that time
Speaking about the updates: Grell Audio TWS1 got updated since you have measured them and they sound stunning (fairly close to Zero:RED).
Great! I was waiting for a review of Nothing from Crin!
I like the design language they use with these. That first graph looks like a direct path to tinnitus lol you may hear 3 trebles AND NO MORE! haha
Bro I bought the Nothing 1s when they first came out. Used them loved them then lost them with the case. Finally found them today in the trunk of my car in my jacket OVER 2 years later. They still had charge I was fkn baffled
That’s insane lol
Thnx for your thoughtful advice about it
I got the Nothing ear (1)s at release, and am currently on my second replacement pair (third total). From audible BT radio interference, to non-functional touch controls/ANC, and problems charging correctly; the hardware quality/QA is seriously sub-par, luckily the CS experience has been great. Though most of the issues seem to have been at least partially mitigated through firmware updates, I still find myself having to put them back in the case, only to take them out 3 seconds later, up to 3 times, to get the ANC and touch controls to work reliably. They indeed sound like a 15-20$ pair of wired earbuds (mainstream, not miracle Chi-Fi) out of the box. However, using the proper AutoEQ preset with Wavelet on Android makes them more than acceptable, to me, for casual listening.
I was also influenced by the hype around the (1)s and got them as soon as they were available... I sent them back after 1 week. Truly horrible user experience.
i own them and i dont have almost any problems, a few times they gave me an heart attack, but solved the issue quickly. i still like them and use everyday, for 80$ they are worth it. maybe you got unlucky with them or weren't to carefull.
You must truly want that wireless experience to undergo the hassle. If that's the case, that's fine, but if you don't mind wires, you can find in-ear headphones leagues better for cheaper. Idk if you knew that already, just making it known. Whatever makes you happy is what matters.
@@RemedieX It's indeed mostly about the overall convenience package; ANC was also a must for public transport. I own technically stronger IEMs and headphones, but those wouldn't satisfy my daily use (especially fitment with IEMs, in-ears rarely fit comfortably in my freakish ears).
Lol the first time a reviewer cracks me up! Gg with that funny accent 😂 and love your sense of humour! Bluh bluh bluh…
I had the nothing 1, warranty replaced them with the nothing 2 and they're both alright. I don't live them, they're not amazing but they're very serviceable and decently priced for what they are.
love you crin
im so glad i got the buds 2 pro for 30$ used, new foam tips, good as new
I was initially considering the Nothing Ear 1 because of the price (100 bucks), but then I saw the Galaxy Buds 2 go on sale for 60 bucks locally. So I bought that instead because of your reviews and I don't regret it hahaha!
Which country?
@@ShantanurajPatil it sometimes can go on sale at Best Buy for refurbished. As usual, refurbished is a lottery system. My fiancee's were almost brand new with the outside colorful box being damaged. So I think it was cosmetic damage returned by a previous customer who never opened them.
bros a furry lmao wtf
ok crin. The intro is the kinda monotone expertise im looking for. Testing my low end with the audio from the vid.
pittvandewit?! you had the developer of Wavelet and the OG Magnum Opus mod subscribed to your patreon!
Continuity!!! Starts in a Tee and continues to talk about nothing in a hoodie! Fire the director!
I rode that Nothing Ear 1 hype train and bought them at launch. I really only use them for podcasts these days
I m surprised u finally reviewed it after the galaxy earbuds 2 pro and airpod 2 pro. Thanks for the review, despite being too late because I just bought one for my wife. Anyway as long as she is happy with it, im okay. Myself still stuck with 2nd release of CCA CRA.
I liked the Ear 1 for a few months but they don't hold up well. After a year, they don't like to dock properly, and they frequently pause themselves when I'm not touching them. Also, if you lose one you can't just replace one. Hopefully these things aren't an issue with Ear 2. Not sure if I want to risk it.
The last word ( f**k off ) is the word I waiting for every video you make , you are awesome 🤣🤣🤣
Hey Crin! I know you’re not a big fan of some of Final’s IEMs have you tried out the ZE8000 their oddly tuned TWS flagship?
TLDW section got me subscribed.
Listening to this with a taped up ear(1) right now. Shame to hear they may not be as good as they could be. I will have to wait for these to die before I move on but this is useful information.
Autoeq them (wavelet), they're pretty decent if you do imo
SAME im not an audiophile so while im not That focused on the nitty gritty of sound quality,,,i liked them a lot and i wish they didnt fall apart in less than 2 years. My right earbuds shell popped off and my left one is so quiet and tinny all of a sudden. No clue why
I bought the Nothing Ear (1)s at the pop-up stall they had in Central London when they first came out. One of them fell out of my ear within the same week and 30 Mins later the audio was outputting at 2% the original volume. After getting a replacement pair they errored in the exact same way, except this time they never even took a fall or any sort of damage. I had to get a refund as I didn't want to keep going through this. It's a shame, they sounded great for the price, but clearly they had some issues with manufacturing or perhaps how tough they were. In the end the whole situation put me off ever buying Bluetooth in-ears again. I just own over ears now.
My ear (1)s almost blew up this week, about 14 months after purchase. I'm in the process of warranty claiming them, but be warned: they WILL try and get out of what's your rights to get.
What would be your suggestion around (or under) 150 dollars for a similar product?
I hope you also review their (stick) products. I find the rubber tips irritating to my ears, and the plastic teardrop shape works the best. So i always look at earphones of that shape, even if they're not the most premium product.
Can you review the Soundcore Liberty 3 pro?
Ah yes... They used the classic meteor crater tuning.
Nothing x Crinacle would be hype af
Pittvandewitt is such a cool guy. I love him. Every time I buy new earbuds he sends me a nice customized Wavelet file that makes cheap stuff sound way more balanced.
Could you make a video about AceZone headphones ? Mostly the A-Rise. I've tested it during the CS:GO Major at Paris this weekend, and first thought was "Crinacle must test this". They claim a lot of things, but i want to be sure.
ARE YOU GOING TO TUNE THE NOTHING EAR(3)s ????!!!!
Nononono, if crin will tune them they're gonna be Nothing Ear Zero
Is there any other ear buds which has Best sound quality with stem design..?
Still waiting for the Canjam SG Video, uncle Crin 😅
I hope you can review their microphones as well.
What makes your hearing better than mine?
Hello Sir Crin,
WHat would you recommend in todays date?? if I want something similar/Better to BLON 03 sound.
I love my Blon -03, i love its Design Sound and Fitting... and my friends too love them.
_(I don't like Harsh high ends, but I do like Bass but Not Overpowering, Blon -03 reallly opened up the way i listen to music)_
I Will most likely stick to my Arrogant Bastard Hurricane, because they are VERY comfortable and have pretty good sound thinking about the price
(I Am not audio-enthusiast or something like that, but i like my headphones because ive had 2 of them total for about 9 - 10 years now.)
Chu 2 when
Tried Nothing Ear 2 (didnt try 1) and love them, have tried JBL Tune Beam and Jabra Elite 85T together and the Nothing Ear 2 sounds the best imho , Also the noise cancelling and mic is the best ive come across. I work next to my wife and when shes on a call it sounds like shes in another room, which isnt the case with the other two.
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I have both the Ear (2) and the OnePlus Buds Pro 2 and the Ear 2 has great soundstage, but the vocals are bizarre... They sound thin and so weird it's really hard to explain.
The personalised sound is an improvement and does restore the highs, but also makes them a bit too much sometimes. The bass is awful too, the EQ for bass is awful.
The OnePlus Buds Pro 2 have amazing bass for an IEM for a bass head like me but are far more narrow and less perceived detail retrieval to boot overall.
I'm kinda torn and would love a mix of the two.
Just as he said that he would review nothing I accidentally scrolled and the video ended. For a second I really thought that it was just a 5 second shitpost
Nothing Ear 3 coming up tuned by Crinacle 😂
Did he say the nothing sticks were earbuds or earplugs?
Xm3 to nothing 2? Would it be an upgrade?
What do I need to do for you to test the Status audio between 3 ANC?
0:00 Yes
Waiting for crinacle the overlord to do one on the xm5, so i can buy it 2 years later when the price drops :>
Can you review ATH-M50x?
Can you review the latest Ear and Ear (a) 2024?
Reviewing nothing because he feels nothing but pain
Boy this video was something
Harman^2 explains everything 🤣
Watching reviews on something to nothing, we have evolved a lot.
yo I was wondering have you ever reviewed the Sony XM4 earbuds. I recently got them and am experiencing an issue where when I listen to stuff with a certain frequency (mainly voices) like podcasts and youtube videos. I hear like a hollow metal sound like someone is tapping against a Blue Yeti mic at the end of sentences. Have you noticed this before and if so does anyone have a fix for this? I saw a threat about it on Reddit, but no real solution, seemed like no point in returning them for a new pair (same issue) and Sony never addressed this...
truly nothing is reviewed in this video
Thank youu
you have the cleanest shave in the world, jealous
"I would be reviewing a product today but theres Nothing Ear"
Can you do a best iem for competitive gaming at different price points video?
would you be able to make a wireless headphones list?
I trust you crin i have iems you tuned and let me tell you the bass is big dirty and stinking like it should be
I can understand what you said about the galaxy buds plus sounding weird and I found a way to make it sound more "open" and just better by changing the sound profile to dynamic in the Samsung app.
I bought the buds plus 3 years ago and still using it today and with this setting I find it pretty good 👍
Thats the main points of one of his videos. I think it was a video about tuning. So I think when he shows graphs, he needs to use it on "stock".
Also would you consider reviewing Soundpeats Engine 4?
Should i watch this? Just bought the Samsung buds 2 pro yesterday!
Crin dismissing the earbuds for being earbuds is hilarious 😂
I was watching this with my Ear (1)s in my ears (had them since a couple months after launch). I went to take one out and the plastic shell came apart lol.
Please do a review if Queen of Audio Gimlet.
Or say what you think about it
A minute an a half in…Screw the review. You’re fucking funny. Getting a sub for that alone.
still waiting for blessing 3 dusk
Could you review the Logitech G fits? It sounds amazing in theory, but I want someone qualified to review it.
any thoughts on skull candy products?
specially sesh ANC ? hehe
Nothing x Crinacle when
This would be epic ngl
Crinacle lost his opportunity to collab with Nothing when he did his first collab.
@@Goodbutevilgeniusactually nothing 2 was collab with another audiophile creater who also criticised 1
@@xodox2505 missed the joke. I'm saying Crinacle can't collab with Nothing because he already collaborated with something.
@@Goodbutevilgenius damn can't believe that went over my head sucha dum-dum
What about the Beats Studio Buds + if you're a fan of the transparent aesthetic?
Hey Crin, what do you think of the Audeze Maxwell?
This is one of the reasons I like wireless neckband adapters. Sure, you don't get ANC, but you do get better battery life, a reduced risk of losing an earphone because it fell out, and the manufacturer can just tune the output of the DAC and amp to be basically flat and leave all of the more characteristic tuning to whoever makes the IEMs you decide to stick on it. I would like it if more companies decided to copy Shure and include a pass-through mode, since a lot of IEMs can offer anywhere from 10 to 26dB of passive noise isolation.
Damn, i like this camera setup wayy more than your logitech webcam
I like the new space
You should review more Bluetooth iem
@crinacle : would you share an eq Profile of these adjusted to your taste using the new custom equalizer? They gave a lot more control over the sound with the latest update, maybe even in response to this video ;)
doesnt he have a tool to do that on his website. i think its in his eq guide
What are the best TWS sets for like 50$, 100$, 150$?
Hey @crin - Nothing have added a full parametric EQ to their app for these earbuds.
The app also has the ability for users to share and automatically apply each others EQ profiles via QR codes... Really cool.
DMS just appeared in a new video with Nothing CEO and they shared his EQ profile.
It would be awesome to have your EQ profile for the nothing ear (2) too.
We'd get to compare yours Vs DMS' and I guess its a way to into your tuning to mainstream consumers...
Also... Pleeeeeease 😅
Crin,could open compare the graph which came from peace audio as I tune myself maybe you may know how to fix it .
Can you review more Simgots? I bought the EA500LM and I've been very impressed. Thinking that my next move should be the EA1000 Fermat. They're not on your database though
Any hope of your perception of the Bang and Olufsen EX?